The state and social change in early modern England, c. 1550-1640
By: Steve Hindle.
Series: Early modern history
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Social change -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Social change -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1649.; England -- Social conditions -- 16th century.; England -- Social conditions -- 17th century.
Description: "This is a study of the social and cultural implications of the growth of governance which occurred in England in the context of social and economic change in the century after 1550. Although historians have long associated this period with centralization, with the quickening tempo of local administration, and with an increase in litigation, these trends have usually been discussed in isolation.

This book analyses the relationship between these historiographies of government by exploring the growth and elaboration of the role of the early modern state. It is less concerned with institutional development than with the cultural role played by the middling sort in social and political regulation, especially through recourse to law."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-326) and index.